A first-visit Paris plan by area: which days the Louvre and Orsay close, what needs a time slot, what is free, and real Métro and airport costs in 2026 (sponsored content)
The problem is rarely these three great destinations. It is the assumptions American travelers bring with them, most of which were formed on trips to places where you can simply show up (sponsored content)
An elegant Paris Art Nouveau building is the work of an architect whose fame has vanished
With new trains and routes planned, and competitors coming, Gare du Nord and St Pancras need to grow
A Paris shop sells only butter, dozens of kinds of it, and even has a tasting bar
With construction shifting trains to unusual locations, dozens of staffers are flocking the station pointing the way to the airport train
Haussmann transformed Paris’s appearance and housing, but most were built cheaply and without central heating, so those buildings had separate flues for each fireplace
It seems like only yesterday that signs like these played a critical role before smartphones!
Rear view of the many shapes of Saint-Laurent, which date from the 10th, 14th, 15th and 19th centuries
On the Pont Alexandre III bridge in Paris, the Nymph of the Seine faces downstream, while the Nymph of the Neva faces east, toward Russia
